6 Refreshing juice bars in the Mother City

Many, if not most people, set out to get their health on track at the beginning of the new year – and with good reason. If you’re one of them, Cape Town has you covered with a sweet selection of juice bars like these.

1 ESO Juice Company

Producing 100% cold-pressed juices, including veggie, citrus and green juices, ESO also serves fruit and superfood smoothies. Clients are crazy about the Juice of Eli, which is a fusion of beetroot, celery, ginger, carrot, lemon and apple. Another firm favourite is the Green Pine, which injects a dose of tropical flavour into the conventional green juice.

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When Daily 10 am – 7 pm
Where Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, 27 Somerset Road, Green Point
Contact +27 71 231 5150, Facebook

2 Pure Elixir

Based in the CBD’s eatery hub, Bree Street, this little cafe pours out organic teas and ZA Organic Cafe Crema Blend Coffee in addition to its selection of energising juices and smoothies. In the mood to grab a bite to eat along with your drink? Relax in their outdoor seating area to try their vegan and vegetarian rotis, pastries and cookies, or the gluten-free rusks – yum!

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When Weekdays 7 am – 5 pm, Saturdays 8 am – 3:30 pm
Where 120 Bree Street, CBD
Contact +27 76 768 0733, [email protected], Facebook

3 One-Juice

Any self-confessed health-nut would be totally obsessed with One-Juice products as they’re made with absolutely no added sugar, chemicals, animal products, preservatives, gluten, or diary. Phew! They also offer detox packages containing juices that last for three, five or seven days. You can even opt for boxes of 16 or 24 units – enough to revitalise your entire family!

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When Various times
WhereFind their head office at Shop 1, The Regency, 90 Regent Road, Sea Point 
Contact+27 83 677 5735, [email protected], one-juice.com

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When Weekdays 8 am – 5 pm, Sundays 9 am – 5 pm
Where 30 Loop Street, CBD
Contact +27 72 251 5820, [email protected], Facebook

5 Dr Juice

What makes Dr Juice so fabulous is that their stalls are based at a variety of locations around the Cape so you can get your fix of juicy goodness no matter where you are. Their namesake drink is their most popular and consists of beetroot, carrot, ginger, lemon, apple and celery. They also squeeze a mean veggie juice with kale and spinach.

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When Various times
Where Various markets
Contact 021 408 7600

6 Orchard on Long

All juices from Orchard on Long are hydraulically pressed with Norwalk juicers. These are the most prestigious juicers on the globe because of their unbeaten capacity to retain up to five times the amount of vitamins and minerals compared to the usual centrifugal extraction. They also sell the largest assortment of fresh juices, cold-pressed juices and superfood smoothies in Africa!

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When Weekdays 9 am – 5 pm, Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm
Where 30 Long Street, CBD
Contact +27 21 424 3781, [email protected], orchardonlong.co.za

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